Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-01

TAR matcH lot tue sOiuQtcef.
A Galveston editor has been arrested for pub
fishing his newspaper on Sunday In defiance of the
law against labor on the first day Of the week.
Bis defense is that tie law exempts the sale OF
newspapers on sunday, and that by direct infer
ence. II was fair 10 assume that he had right to
make them for sale on that day. This Is a stretch
OF logic, OF course. II our Texas contemporary
lived In the north, he would discover that there
is broad distinction between printing u news
paper and dating and selling 1t any given day of
the week. He would need only 10 examine large
part OF the papers sent out Of New
York On sunday, as sunday papers 10 discover
That they were prepared and printed long enough
before midnight 10 save them from the penalties
OF the most exacting sabbatarian laws ever
grated upon a statute-book. II is not SO very
long ago that one OF these clever journals, which
thus take him By the fOrelOck, came into Wash
1ngton at nine o'clock In the morning with its ac-
count OF celebrated trial headed, "The jury still
out, while our local papers distributed ut their
subscribers homes by hafpas seven o'clock con-
talned the verdict and some description OF the
scene which attended its announcement in court.
The best plan of the democratic associations of
o1fce-holders which Mr.. Oberly prOnOunces Illegal
Is not TO read the Commissioner our of The demo-
cratic party, but TO give his view OF the law the
benefit OF a test case. Mr.. Oberly has il is said
been so often read out OF his party ana then read
In again 10 enjoy positions OF higher trust that he
rather enjoys such performances and looks for
ward hopefully 10 their occurrence. IL under the
law ofce-holders must give up their seni-poIiteal
semi-social associations because no money for
political purposes must pass between them. and
ought TO settle down contentedly as citizens of
non-political Washington, abandoning their resi-
dences in the States the fact should be generally
known II the law means that and the law j.,
permitted 70 stand, all federal Ofice-holders 10
Gated here will soon Oe assigned 10 the DE,rr1r,
OF Columbia, and greater shout than ever will
arise over the OF Offices held bv the Distrt.,
under the apportioninent, rpap-distribution law
The labor organizations which have expreSsed
their sympathy with the demonstration OF Wei,
come TO Mr.. Shepherd should not be so unreason-
able as to refrain from participating In the Demon
stration because others with whom they do not |
agree also take part in the welcome The misun-
Outstanding in reference the construction OF The
reviewing stand has been corrected, and that
should be enough Nearly everybody in the city
IS glad TO show regard for Mr.. Shepherd and No
one should deny another the chance to do so or
slight the ex-governor by Withholding his oIyn
welcome because the opportunity to show respect
and gratitude Is given to all
The London Times evidently despairs OF seeing
England compel America to give UP the cup, and
50 tries coaxing by suggestion IL says:
IL Is desirable for the interests OF yaehtmen in
DOTH countries that the cup should Occasionally
cnanGe hands and IL would ertainly DC a greater
triumph Tor American yachImen 10 win n in EnC
fsh waters than merely 10 retain it in their own
it VIII please the American yachtmen very much
TO enjoy the greater triumph" OF beating English
yachts in English waters, If some method can be
devised OF getting the cup IN EngIands possession
without exposing them 10 the preliminary morrill,
cation OF defeat IN American waters What Will
England give US for the cup-Canatiae
Neither Journalism nor school teaching Is in
Itself royal road 20 fame. but it is curions to
see where these occupations often land their
votarieA Nearly every man Of eminence nova
days has had his turn at or the her OF th,.,
Judge Rae, who has just been elected Commar.ttsr
1n-ehief OF the g. A. 4 has followed both In his
time. Possibly there Is something in the Gazette
habit persons acquire In such vocatior.s With
makes IL impress On their characters as Sa,I "a nm
thar manners, and brings out whatey er onart,es
OF leadership they may possess